Framework Journal · one stock, one dated entry

Recorded 2026-07-19 · Permanent

Champion Homes, Inc. logoChampion Homes, Inc. SKY

Clears both ethical standards

An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.

The label
Markup

read at $82.70

Champion Homes, Inc. holds its Markup at $82.70.

PHINPOOPSC
  • PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Markup label
  • INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
  • POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
  • OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
  • SCScreen · passes the values gate
  • edge confirmed
  • edge broken
  • edge forming

Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.

The investor read · the season, not the day

As held on the ledger · 2026-07-19
PhaseMarkup
Quantitative stateConsolidating, no directional conviction, held for 1 days
Price$82.70
Valuation22.60 trailing · 20.55 forward price to earnings
Values screenPASS
Beta1.01

The opportunity · what the numbers say it is worth

Read at
$82.70
22.60 P/E · 20.55 fwd
Our fair value
$76.36
8% premium
Analyst target (avg)
$92.50
+12% to current
Target low $78.00Analyst target rangeTarget high $102.00
▲ current $82.70 · | average target

Price history & projections · where it has been, where the models see it going

$106$76$45TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONAnalyst high$102.00 +36%Analyst avg$92.50 +23%Our fair value$76.36 +2%Conservative$70.20 -7%

The valuation journey · where the price sits against fair value and the Street

Current
$82.70
you are here
Conservative
$70.20
-15%
Analyst avg
$92.50
+12%
Our fair value
$76.36
-8%
Analyst high
$102.00
+23%

Green marks levels above today's price, red below; the shaded band is the gap between the price and our fair value.

Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish — a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.

Revenue growth4.60%
Profit margin7.77%
Debt to equity9.25
Analyst consensusBuy · 6 covering

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; target range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The values screen, explained · five checks, plain English

This company clears both standards. There are two widely recognised ways to check whether a company is suitable for a Muslim investor. Here is how it did on each:

The common standard · AAOIFI
Used by most halal investing apps
✓ PASSES
Our stricter standard · asset-based
The one Titan applies
✓ PASSES

What these two standards are, and how they differ →

  • Business activity Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines — no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. Pass
  • Debt load Interest-bearing debt is just 3.0% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling — it does not run on borrowed money. Pass
  • Interest-bearing cash Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 16.8% of assets, under the one-third limit. Pass
  • Receivables Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
  • Revenue purity Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources — under the 5% line. Pass

Every security is read against two recognised standards: our stricter asset-based screen (ratios measured against total assets) and the more widely used market-value standard (measured against market capitalisation). Where they agree we say so plainly; where they part ways — almost always on the debt check — we show both readings and mark it, because that disagreement is the finding, not a fault. We report the score; you and your scholar make the call.

The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean

Prefab homes look stretched in a slowing market

Picture a family eyeing a new manufactured home just as mortgage rates bite and demand cools. Champion Homes sits right in that spot, with revenue growing only 5% and a forward multiple of 20.6 times earnings that already prices in better days than the numbers suggest.

We pass because the shares sit 8% above our fair value estimate. The 8% profit margin and 14% return on equity look ordinary for a moderate moat business in a sector that moves with housing cycles. Analyst targets sit higher, yet the gap to our number is clear.

Housing demand can swing sharply, and even a clean ethical screen does not change the limited growth runway or the risk that peak-cycle earnings fade. Analysis, not advice.

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E20.6x
expensive even after accounting for its growth
Trailing P/E22.6x
a premium valuation
Revenue growth4.6%
slow but positive growth
Profit margin7.8%
thin but positive margins
Return on equity13.7%
a solid return on shareholder capital
Debt to equity0.09
minimal debt — a conservative balance sheet
Current ratio2.48
comfortably covers its short-term bills
Beta1.01
moves a little more than the market
Market cap$4.5B

The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

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Where & how to trade · wherever in the world you are

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The trader read · the latest dated commentary

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (5 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $95. Entered 2026-07-18 · Distribution

The dated journal · newest first, never edited

2026-07-18 Distribution $74.77 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (5 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $95.

2026-07-03 Distribution $74.77 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Distribution $74.77 Entry 1

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

The insider ledger · Form 4 filings, as filed

Most recent filings · SKY
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesValue
2026-03-25 KRUEGER LAUREL General Counsel 11,340 ·
2026-03-25 LYALL JONATHAN WADE Officer 11,442 ·
2026-03-25 LARSON TIMOTHY MARK Chief Executive Officer 45,034 ·
2026-03-25 MCKINSTRAY DAVID Chief Financial Officer 15,684 ·
2026-03-25 KINGSTON TIMOTHY M. Officer 3,604 ·
2026-03-06 KIMMELL JOSEPH A Officer 2,880 $236,880
2026-01-12 MCKINSTRAY DAVID Chief Financial Officer 8,300 ·
2025-12-12 BURKHARDT TIMOTHY A Officer 12,183 $285,678
2025-12-12 BURKHARDT TIMOTHY A Officer 12,183 $1,064,873
2025-12-11 KIMMELL JOSEPH A Officer 1,800 $159,030

Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.

The political ledger · congressional disclosures

Disclosures naming SKY
DatePoliticianPartyTypeAmount
15 May2026 Ro Khanna Democrat buy 1K–15K

What holding actually paid · price plus dividends

If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $69.37 +8.3% · $1,083 +8.3%
2 months $79.12 -5.0% · $950 -5.0%
3 months $77.67 -3.2% · $968 -3.2%
6 months $88.60 -15.2% · $848 -15.2%
1 year $66.57 +12.9% · $1,129 +12.9%
2 years $66.97 +12.2% · $1,122 +12.2%
3 years $64.30 +16.9% · $1,169 +16.9%
5 years $49.24 +52.6% · $1,526 +52.6%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever SKY does next, these words stay.

Champion Homes, Inc. · SKY · Markup · $82.70
Recorded 2026-07-19 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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